AM News: NJ Gov. Calls Democrats Out On Reform

Christie says education reform is led by GOP  Yahoo! News: Christie said it was "ironic" that he, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana—all Republicans—were the only national political leaders to address the conference. 

Education websites awarded Webbys  CNN:  Khan Academy  took the top prize for education at this year's Webby Awards, the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday.

Center on Education Policy Joins George Washington University  Politics K12:  Since its founding, CEP has put out some blockbuster research—including this report questioning the administrations dire prediction that 82 percent of schools would fail to make Adequate Yearly Progress or AYP.

Why Is Special Education Suffering?  California Watch via HuffPost: After failing for the eighth straight year to meet service delivery targets for special education, Los Angeles Unified School District has begun interviewing staff to understand why records indicate thousands of students with disabilities are not receiving their prescribed services.

AP: Privatization an issue in Conn. education bill  AP via Boston.com: The prospect of greater privatization of Connecticut schools has emerged as a hurdle in closed-door negotiations over Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposals to overhaul public education.

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What Is Being Done to Improve Parent Involvement?  NYT: A parent coordinator writes: These days there is a lot of emphasis on school accountability and teacher accountability. But who is paying attention to parent accountability and finding ways to help parents become more involved? "Someone is always talking, measuring, criticizing -- but not solving," she writes.

Displaced Miramonte teachers recount their hurt and anger  LAT: At least 40 teachers and other staffers rally outside the South L.A. campus they were reassigned to following the arrests of two teachers on lewd conduct charges.

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